imaxcowboyx Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Vermont shelves? Vermont Fedex It's also brewed with/for our buddies who own Beer Study, so they'll be the only shop who has bottles. Think it's gonna be ~200 bottles, the rest draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skadaddy Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 That's got to feel pretty awesome. I'm reading "The Audacity of Hops" right now and your story reminds me a bit of the early craft breweries trying to get their beers in stores. It's a pretty entertaining read if your a fan of the history behind things in general. I've only got two all grain batches under my belt and I've learned so much about what to do/what not to do from both of them. I feel like every batch has gotten me closer to creating beer I'm proud to share. As a result, my Christmas list is all records and brewing equipment. I saw this shirt the other day and I thought it was pretty funny/true: radiatorhums and imaxcowboyx 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaxcowboyx Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 haha nice. And yeah that's a pretty solid book for sure. Another amazing, recently-published read is "American Sour Beers" by the Mad Fermentationist, Michael Tonsmeire (www.themadfermentationist.com). It's insanely informational even if you aren't interested in messing around with sour or brett beers. I think i've burned through it 2 or 3 times by now haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skadaddy Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 It's been in my shopping cart on Amazon since it came out. With two kids under four years old, I haven't even had time to finish Audacity yet. It will be read soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 I GOT THE DIE KREUZEN BEER. I WAS SO CLOSE TO "MEETING" THEIR LEAD SINGER. SHOULDA BEEN A DORK AND JUST BEEN ALL LIKE "HEY THIS IS COOL, CAN I GET I PICTURE WITH YOU BLEEEEAAAAAAAH *MOUTH BREATHING*" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 The beer is very good. Not into pumpkin beers but yeah, REAL GOOD. Also, got the COOLEST FUCKING PINT GLASS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedshabazz Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 I bought a case of mad elf. Gonna get drunk off 11% abv tomorrow night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Drank a six pack of Good Life's Sweet As! Pacific ale last night. It wasn't phenomenal, but it was really drinkable. I was surprised that I drank the whole thing. I also had Caldera's Hopportunity Knocks IPA. It was good, but a little forgettable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-tess. Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 I had my first Fireside Chat of the season. You all can hate, but I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Picked up whatever New Belgium's newest Hop Kitchen beer is. It's ok, but that whole line kind of blurs together for me. I also picked up an Imperial Pumpking, which I didn't even know existed. Pretty excited to try that later. Edit : Didn't realize that was just the regular Pumpking, guess I need to pay more attention to labels, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchard Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 That's awesome, Man. Congrats!! I just scored a chest freezer off eBay earlier this week and I'm waiting for a few more parts to assemble my custom dual temperature controller, so I'm just about ready to brew a batch using proper fermentation for once. The bucket of water in the basement technique was too unpredictable. Going with the STC1000? I ended up buying an assembled unit with the STC, but I want to build another one for my future kegerator. Here are a couple pictures of the fermentation chamber I built a about a month ago. I'm in love with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skadaddy Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Going with the STC1000? I ended up buying an assembled unit with the STC, but I want to build another one for my future kegerator. Here are a couple pictures of the fermentation chamber I built a about a month ago. I'm in love with it. Yep, STC-1000. For the price, it is impossible to beat. I'll take some pictures when I'm done with the build, although I'm sure it will look similar to the hundreds online. That's one hell of a fermentation chamber. How many batches can you fit in there at once? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchard Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 The most i've had in there was two, but I know three will fit just fine. Maybe four, but it would be a tight fit and one of them would be in the mini fridge at the left end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Shane Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Had lots of beer this past weekend. Spent the weekend at my buddy's apartment in State College and drank and drank. Had some good beers and some I'd been aging, which was great. Standouts were: 2013 Dogfish Head World Wide Stout 2013 Dogfish Head Olde School Tröegs Blizzard of Hops (best winter IPA I've ever had) Rogue Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout I also had the worst beer ever. Clear Creek Ice. Anyone ever heard of it? Tastes like spoiled apples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbrooms Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 two best times of the year - wet-hop season followed by stout season! very glad i tried Victory Harvest Ale this year, especially with Founder's Harvest being pretty scarce and expensive. The Victory is much more readily available, a few dollars cheaper, and extremely delicious! always have to get one bottle of Southern Tier Choklat when it gets cold out. nothing like drinking 10%ABV milk chocolate. finished up last weekend with my favorite stout from my favorite brewery, Bell's Special Double Cream Stout - one of the smoothest richest creamiest non-dairy stouts i've ever had. definitely worth the price tag! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron666monkey Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Picked up 4 - 4 packs of Founders Backwoods Bastard. It's my favorite beer and hard to get around here, but thankfully I can count on a small beer store in the city every year. Plus they let me buy as much as I want unlike Total Wine which limits one 4 pack per person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedshabazz Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Went to the groccery store that sells beer on the way hom today (stupid PA state rules let me tell you) made a mix and match 6 pack as well as grabbed a bottle of southern tier krwmpus which seemed to be selling like hot cakes and weyerbacher blashemy which im excited to try. Had the abita christmas ale and thirsty dog 12 dogs of christmas ale while playing some video games and both were enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 http://blackfridaybeer.com/This is the only thing I will be buying on Black Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 http://blackfridaybeer.com/ This is the only thing I will be buying on Black Friday. That would be worth being up at 8AM for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 http://blackfridaybeer.com/ This is the only thing I will be buying on Black Friday. So lucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Last year's batch was super tasty and they had taps going and I drank so much of it that I ended up passing out on my kitchen floor at 6 PM. It was pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dethrock Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I also had the worst beer ever. Clear Creek Ice. Anyone ever heard of it? Tastes like spoiled apples. I used to drink this in college. It was only $6 for a 6 pack and I think 6%. It was awful but I was a poor student. My girlfriends grandpa passed away last year and he had some of these. I thought I'd try one and after one sip I had to pour it out. Are you in Quebec? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skadaddy Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Yep, STC-1000. For the price, it is impossible to beat. I'll take some pictures when I'm done with the build, although I'm sure it will look similar to the hundreds online. Finally got it finished: I was able to get all of the hardware, wire and the lights for free from work and a buddy in IT kicked down the power plug and cord from an old PC tower, so the entire build cost me $34.00. Now I just need to move the freezer into the basement this weekend and plan my next brew. I can't tell from the picture, mitchard...what are you using for your heating stage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Oh man, I tried Shiner Holiday Cheer tonight. I'm in love! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Oh man, I tried Shiner Holiday Cheer tonight. I'm in love! that's probably my favorite shiner beer (and their hefe). shiner's everywhere down here and i feel like most of it is mediocre at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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